Barrette



April l2, 1927.l 1,624,449

D. L. VAN SICKLE ET AL BAERETTE f Filed NGV. 23. 1926 El y 'vENroR Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

UNITEDSTATES Parent ortica.

DELLA L. VAN SICKLE, 0F ORANFORD, AND WALTER H. CAVN, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW' JERSEY.

BARRETTE.

Application filed November y This improvement relates more particularly to a barrette intended for use during the transition period between bobbed` hair and long hair, and is adapted to provide means for securely holding elongated bobbed hair in position, so that it will more `or less resemble long hair. As the rage or fad for bobbed hair subsides, those who have worn bobbed hair and desire to letit grow, experience difficulty in satisfactorily doing up the hair and holding it in place, for the hair is too short for hairpins, and the latter cannot be used with any satisfaction.

The object, therefore, of rthis improvement is to provide an ornamental device,

such as barrette, which can be placed at the y back of the head and under which the-back hair and tresses from the sides of he head may be securely and firmly held, so that-under ordinary conditions or in dancing or other similar exercise, the hair will not become disarranged.

In carrying out this object,`it has been,

found desirable to provide a resilientclasp yor other means adapted to extend transversely of the hair, at the back of the head, so as to firmly support the barrette on thehead of the wearer. Supplementing this holding means, the barrette is provided with concealed clips at each end thereof, under which the tresses from the front and sides of the head may be secured. The means just referred to, for securing the barrette yto the back hair, may be in the form of a comb formed upon or secured on the concave or inner. side of the barrette, but, preferably,

a resilient tongue clasp or clampingmember is provided, the blade of which is adapted to be inserted transversely of the hair.

Furthermore, it will be obvious thatk various forms of holding devices, such as spring clips and the like, may be employed for securing the front and side tresses under the barrette at the rear of the head, but preferably, hinged clipping members under the actuation of springs are employed, and these maybe and preferably are adapted to cooperate with the rear face of the barrette bar; but obviously, may cooperate with any suitable surface formed thereon or attached thereto, which will insure securely holding the side tresses to the barrettev and in the v desired position.

Our improved barrette is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show the 23, 1926. Serial No. 150,201.

preferred form as well as indicating certain modifications thereof. Fig. l is a rear View, inv` elevation, of one form of our improved barrette; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the barrette shown in Fig; l; Fig. 3 represents an enlarged sectional view1 of the barrette on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the spring Clip member, and the transverse clasp in section; Fig. 4 is a rear view, showing the barrette in place on the head; Fig. 5 is a sec-r tional vview representing amodiiication-employing a toothed comb, in place of the transverse clasp; and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a barrette provided with integral spring clips for securing the side tresses.

, Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the improved barrette comprises an ornamental bar l, which is' arcuate in shape, longitudinally thereof as'indicated in Fig. 2. The bar may be of any ornamental shape, substantially as shown, and may be provided with open scrolls, barsfor other desired ornamentation and, obviously, may be set with stones of various kinds according to the taste of the wearer and the ideas of the manufacturers. Obviously, the specific shape or or-` namentation of the barrette is immaterial, so far as our improvement is concerned.

`In the form of barrette here shown, the rear concave face Q'is provided withoutwardly projecting ears 3, which are perforated and to which suitable clip members 4 are pivotally secured by transverse pins or rivets 5. as will beseen in Fig. 2. Preferably coiled springs 6 are mounted on the pins 5, and engage the clip member 4 in a manner to thrust the lower or clamping end thereof, as shown in Fig. 3, against the rear or concave wall 2 of the barrette bar, so as to form therewith a clamping device for securely holding tresses of hair placed thereunder. Finger pieces 7 projecting upward from the pivots 5 are adapted to provide convenient means for actuating the clip members 4 when securing the side tresses thereunder. It is preferable that the clip members 4 and linger pieces 7 thereof should be entirely concealed from view by the bar 1 of the barrette, and, in the present instance, the bar is provided with ornamental humps orbulging portions at 8 for this purpose. If desired, however, the finger piece 7 may be made eXtensible Vin the usual or any preferred manner.

As previously4 indicated, itis desirable `side tresses, the rivets to attach thebarrette with reasonable secar ity to the back hair and, from repeated trials and experiments, we have found that this is most desirably obtained bye1nplo.v

mg a clasp, extending longitudinally of thev bar, that is transversely of the hair at the back of the head. metal strip 9, is rather loosely secured to the clip members 4L byrivets" 10; which enter enlarged and elongated holes l1 in the clip members 4: substantially as indicated: in* Fig.

If desired, however". it willlbe understood thatA thestrip or clasp member 9` may be connected directly4 to` the concave walll 2 of the bar or therefrom, Orle endet the stripJ 9l is: provided with bent up ears I2, to which a curved blade-like resilieiit clasp liis secured bv a hinne pivot 13, as" will be seen in Figs'. 1 and Q5. Thebladel-like resilient clasp 13f`i`s provided witlra pointed end or nose* llhso as to penetrate the hair readily, which is" adapted to be swiing under" an' overliang'- ing,- notched ret'aininlg lne; 15 formed in the present`instance,'I by bending up the end of thc strip 9; substantially as shown" at the rig-ht irr Figs.- 1 andfl.` Inthis forinof clasp; the `blafde-lilr`e member 13, as pre* vion'sly'v indic"ated;L is preferably` formed of a thin strip` ofsp'ring' steel,r carved outward fronithe pivot Hingef 13a, asind-ictedin Fin". Qljso1 thatin" forcing the noseror pointed end "ltthereof,A under the,-lioldinyfg'lug*` 15,`

asignada Fig. i; the blade" 13 win be irnlt pressed against the strip or niembe`1"` 9, or against tliefhaifr clasped between-f it ma liliegnremter 91 It will be notedflthat the'hinge at 16 on n the pivotll'",` between the strip'or member 9 and resilient clasp* blade 13' is loosely formed so as to permit a considerable amountof'lateral ,plav for the clasp blade 131; so' afs to enable the latter to be readily insertediirtlre back hair and their broitght 4er` into position to catch under the securing lug' 15'. lbilt'ewiseg` in ViewY of the `fact that thefclasfrlis mounted, in the present instance, onl the clip members 4, and the latter are nidvable t' engage and clamp the I 10,` connecting the clzlsp* strip Qfwithl the cli'p members 45, are adapted to fit very loosely in the rivet holes 11, so as lo permit a veryP considerable amount of wobbling movement; therebetween.`

In using our improved barrette,` the preterjed operation" isA sttbstantiallv as follows: It is assumed i that the hair h'as been per` mitted t grow until itlhas attained a moderate* length, such will permit the use of oudrproied barrette.- The firststep then is ai insert the `blade member ia at "tli 'bitch of the lizidth point 4 lfijftliereof enterin.,aboutL an inchA anda half to one Side of theniddl d donigiit abbu't 1an In the present instanceaw in the hair i inch and a halffronr the middle on the other side,n after which the pointlL-fl there of should be Aforced under the retaining lug l5. In this operatioathe resilient blade l?) islorced to clamp the hair tightly between the blade and the holdingl strip In this manner, the barrette is firmly secured to the hair at the back of the head, substantially iir the position shown` in Ll. The' next thing' to be donc is to `:rather the tresses at tlile'slides or front andi sides of theJ hcad and carr `vtlieiir over the ears and under the ends oit the barrette, where they Inav be securedI nnder the clip niembcrs 4f, substantiallv` as shown in Fig'. la the front or side" tresses thn's drawn' back being indicated at A, in that` view. Any loose ends o'l the tresses or back` hair malv then be turned up nnderthe barrette and held in* position by `the usual haii" pins, orif desired, artificial. curls of hair inav besecnred under thebarretteso' as to extend down the neck, thereby to accentuate the" ornamental" effect.`

In some cases, it may be `desirable and suiiicient to empio)7 a co1nb-`lilde` member inL4 stead of theclasp 9-13 and such a modification" is indicated in Fig; 5, where the bar'- rette bar l is shown as provided with a coinb 1T, secured to the rear concave wallt thereof and provided with" downwardly and then outwardly p1"eject-ingr` conib teeth 18;` In this instance. it is preferable that the teeth of the conib lie close against the wall of the barrette bar l, as indicated at 19, for a considerable distance', in orde'r to act as springclips when the hairis drawn into the" comb teeth and between the" teeth and the' bar 1.`

Under some circumstances, it `may' be found desirable to provide a simpler clip, as` a substitute for the clipmenibers 4f, and snch a device is indicated in Fin. G where the ends' of the' barrette `bar l are provided with rearwardly and downwardly extiend-` ing resilientstrips QU, which aire ladapted tocooperate with the rear ttace of the' bail"` il. secn'ingcP the tresses of hair, when the latter are drawn back `and placed nnderthc clips. The lower end at 2l of the resilient clippingr members 20 are bejnt ontward so as to facilitate the insertion thereunder, oi the hair tresses. p

lVhile we have described the preferred lorm ol oiir improved barrette it will be nnderstood thatwe do not "wish to be limited tothe speciic details oi construction shown and described, for obviously, various modifications therein" may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the inverrtion.`

We claim v LA barrette crnnprisingr anl ornamental bar. means` attached thereto for engagilig the hair" :it the back4 ofthe `head and clip, members' cach end" of' the bar, under' fifi which long tresses from the front and sides of the head may be drawn back and secured under said clips, said securing means and clips being concealed by said bar.

2. A barrette comprising` an ornamental bar curved to conform to the back of the head, means mounted on the concave side of said bar for iirmly securing it to the hair at the back of the head and spring clips at each endoil said bar located on the concave side thereof and concealed by the bar, said clips being` adapted for securing tresses drawn trom the front and sides of the head to the back thereof and under said bar.k

3. The barrette as claimed in claim 2, in which the means for securing the barrette to the hair at the back of the head comprises a resilient blade and clasp extending length- Wise of the bar, the blade being adapted for insertion in the hair at the back of the head transversely thereof.

4. Thebarrette as claimed in claim 2, in

which the spring clips at each' end of said bar comprise spring actuated pivoted members, adapted to cooperate with the bar for securing the side tresses, substantially as `described.

5. A barrette comprising an arcuateshaped ornamental bar, provided at each end, on the concave side thereof, with spring clips adapted to cooperate With the bar for securing tresses drawn from the front and sides of the head and placed thereunder.

6. A barrette comprising an arcuateshaped ornamental bar, provided with clips at each end thereof, located on the concave side of said bar so as to be concealed When the bar is in use on the head, and a clasp extending longitudinally of the bar, on the concave side thereof,V and adapted to be inserted transversely of the hair at the back of the head for securing the bar thereto.

DELLA L. VAN SICKLE. WALTER I-I. CAVIN. 

